Limitations:
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Varispeed is not a real-time audio effect. It has to manually change parameter values in order to transpose your Live set.
If you have a larger Live set with a lot of audio/MIDI clips and plug-ins, it can take a few seconds to transpose everything. - The smallest amount of transposition Varispeed can apply is 1 semitone.
- Varispeed cannot transpose frozen tracks. It is recommended to duplicate the frozen track, flatten one of them, and mute the frozen one when using the device.
Notifications, restrictions:
Varispeed provides notifications and restrictions in certain situations:
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Tempo Range Limit:
Ableton Live has a default tempo range that cannot be exceeded. The slowest tempo is 20 BPM, and the fastest is 999 BPM.
If the Tempo option is enabled and the Live set’s tempo would go out of range due to transposition (less than 20 BPM or more than 999 BPM), the knob’s range is automatically limited to prevent this.
When this happens, a red dot will appear with the value of the minimum or maximum amount of transposition Varispeed can apply.
This limitation depends on your original tempo:
For example, if your original tempo is 38 BPM, you won’t be able to turn Varispeed below -11.
If your original tempo falls between 80 BPM and 250 BPM, you can freely adjust the tempo in both directions.
This limitation depends on your original tempo:
For example, if your original tempo is 38 BPM, you won’t be able to turn Varispeed below -11.
If your original tempo falls between 80 BPM and 250 BPM, you can freely adjust the tempo in both directions.
MIDI Note Range Limit:
If your project contains very low or very high MIDI notes, attempting to apply changes that hit the limits (0 or 127) will trigger a pop-up window from Varispeed, instructing you to revert the last change.
If your project contains very low or very high MIDI notes, attempting to apply changes that hit the limits (0 or 127) will trigger a pop-up window from Varispeed, instructing you to revert the last change.
